Quick definitions from WordNet (bank)▸ noun:a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) ("The plane went into a steep bank")▸ noun:a building in which commercial banking is transacted ("The bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon")▸ noun:an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers ("He operated a bank of switches")▸ noun:a long ridge or pile ("A huge bank of earth")▸ noun:sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) ("They pulled the canoe up on the bank")▸ noun:a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force▸ noun:the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games ("He tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo")▸ noun:a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)▸ noun:a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities ("He cashed a check at the bank")▸ noun:a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home ("The coin bank was empty")▸ verb:tip laterally ("The pilot had to bank the aircraft")▸ verb:be in the banking business▸ verb:act as the banker in a game or in gambling▸ verb:do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank ("Where do you bank in this town?")▸ verb:cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning ("Bank a fire")▸ verb:enclose with a bank ("Bank roads")▸ verb:put into a bank account▸ verb:have confidence or faith in ("Bank on your good education")▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8006)
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